Drapery suspending device



July 8, 1952 s, JR 2,602,205

. DRAPERY SUSPENDING DEVICE I Filed Aug. 5, 1946 Patented July 8, 1952 UNITED STATES PAT ENT F F ICE DBAPERY SUSPENDING DEVICE- GeorgeBbDavis, Jr., Glen Mar Park, Md.

Application'August-fi, 1946, Serial No. 688,439

4.Glaims. 1; 1

This invention pertains to; a-drapery supporting. hook. and particularly to. a device of this character havingabracket portion adapted" to be rigidly attached: to any: of the'well knownv types andsizes. of crane arms-or curtain rods and including adjustable features whereby the drape engaging-portions thereof may be vertically as well ashorizontally'positionedwith respecttothe supporting. arm to which it: is attached.

The general practice in. suspending drapes from a rod or crane armis to-either sewor attach, by the use of. S hooks, the drapes to a plurality of ring-like members. formed: for sliding loosely over: the arm of a; crane, the arrangement of. the drape thereon: being made by-sliding the rings to-the position desired along the arm. These 8 hooks are: often. used alone, for one end. of the S is sharpened. for connecting with the fabric of a drape while thevother'end there of is suitably formed. for hooking over the arm of a crane ina manner capable of supporting the drape independent of the-ring. With such devices, the entire drape is: suspended from. a position adjacent the arm. whichZ usually causes pleat portion thereof byreason that such-fasten ingsattach 'tothe.- back and usually thelining of. the drapecausing the weightier fabric-along thiscondition by beingso constructed as to not firmly grip the: rod, .buthavea tendency: to:

roll,-. allowing the ruiile tov lean and'sag 'aroundthetop to give the. mostexpensivei and wellv made 125 a tilting forward of 'the'unsupported' ruflie or.-

window decorations an uneven and unsightly ap-' pearance.

The devices heretofore devised to remedy" this condition. are generally; so constructed-asto be applicable only when used'in combinationywith.

rods or cranes made particularly for. their use.

One such example is a number of; upright pins,

adapted tofit within spaced perforations orholes:

Thereis also the tendency of the rufile'to sag'and" sli-de. down around-thesmooth surface 'of the pins to: leave, aportion of the pin extending-rupthrough. and .beyond. the: topvof. thearufile: How- Withvaries in heighth from-two: to over four inches; This:

depending upon. the length of the'drape. condition means. thata ruflleisupporting .pirrmade sufii'ciently long for 'supporting' a. four inch ruflle would extend-through and beyonda: narrow one.-.

Also: the distance: between pleats: varies: accord":-

ing to the views of the manufacturer; With full drapes: there -must be' more pleatsthan would be. required on narrow ones." Forthe propel: hang:- ingxof drapes they should be supported." from. the" base of: each pleat which requires? that the sup"- porting. hooks be made-so. that they can be rigidly attached; to' the arm. at exactly: the: position dersired: andnot dependent :upon the position of the; holes'drilled in'the' rod'fatzthe time of manufacture..

It? is' object of this invention to provide: a I drapery supporting: device adapted tobe rigidly-- clamped to any of the conventional/crane arms, eitherthe larger: or the smaller of the. telescoping. sections thereof. and: having arullle'supporting portion vertically.v adjustable to support the; top:

of. any of the conventional size ruflles' whether they be two; three, or fourincheszin heighth.

It is a further object to provideza drapery" attaching hook whereby the rufile supporting portion does not carry'the weight of the. drape but the device having included: as a part thereof.

a second hook so 'arranged as to support the body. of the drape from aposition below the suspendingrod or crane. arm to give greater'strength, to this weight supportingv member by putting the wire of whichit: is: formed in tensionzrather;

than in-compression as would be the case if the weight of the drapewere supported by the member from a position. above the crane-arm.

It is a still further object. to: provide adrapery' attaching fixture adapted. to connect with the drape 'attwo positions one connectionbeing..-

along the-top of the rufile and'the second connec.+-

tion below the position of the supporting crane:

arm or rod.

It. is a further object: of the invention" to provide-a drape attaching device ofiwhich"the ad=' justable drape connecting. portion thereof is-" adapted tobe clamped: in an adjustedt=positio1r atthe time of attachingthe'device to'a crane:-

oyrod'support.

A stillfurther object isito provideadrape-ate tachingydevice having. as apart thereofa'abracket portion: adaptedilto be: either; slidor: hooketl'jiover: 1

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of one embodi-' ment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear view in perspective of the invention as shown in Fig. I mounted on a section of a drapery supporting crane arm;

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of a variation of the invention;

Fig. 4 is a view of a crane arm in elevation showing an arrangement of the invention as connected therewith;

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view, partly cut away; of an alternate form of pin which may be used with the present invention and,

Fig. 6 is a front elevational view, partly cut away, of another form of pin which may be employed with the present invention.

Referring now to Fig'. 1, the numeral I will be used generally to designate the entire assembly of which the supporting or mounting bracket 2 is formed substantially as a U member with the back leg 3 thereof suitably drilled and tapped for receiving the clamp screw 4 by which the bracket is rigidly secured to a crane arm or curtain'rod- The front leg 5 of the bracket is providedat its lower end with a slight angular extension 6 having an opening formed therein through which is slidably arranged the adjustable pin I. A similar opening is provided through the closed end of the bracket for allowing the pinto be moved up or down relative to the inner surface 8 of the leg upon which it frictionally bears because of the slight ofiset formed in the leg as shown. The friction of the pin I against the leg causes the pin to remain in the position set until a positive force is applied thereto to change its adjustment. with respect to the bracket permits easy adjusting of the pins when arranging a number of the devices along the arm of a crane before the final clamping of the bracket for attaching the'drape. Because of the position of the pin between the arm II of the crane and the front leg 5'of the bracket as shown in Fig. 2, the clamping of the bracket to the arm by the tightening of the clamp furth'er'movement or adjustment. The pin is freed by loosening the bracket on the arm. If

desired, the shank of the pin 1 may be flattened or otherwise formed to prevent rotation of the pin'afterit has been clamped to the rod.

The pm I is equipped at its upper end with a sharp 'and'pointed hook like portion 9 of any design or structure best suited for engaging and supporting the upper or ruflled portion of the drape. The hook 9 may be eliminated by the provision upon the pin of a suitable kink or pinch like, or similar to, that shownby pin modifications 30 and 3| of Figs. 5 and ,6, respectively. By forming the pin in accordance with the various modifications set forth herein the drape is supported upon the pin adjacent the pointed end thereof rather than allowed to sag along the pin as would otherwise be the case. Further, by reason of .soforming the pin, the pin is. prevented This positive 'positioningof the pinfrom separating from the bracket during the normal course of shipment and use. The lower hook l0 may also be of any suitable design adapted to support the weight of the drape from a position below the plane of the crane arm. The positioning of this hook I0 below the arm can be readily understood to give considerably more strength to this member in supporting the drape than would be otherwise obtainable from a pin of similar diameter supporting the drape from a position above the arm. The adjustment of the upper hook 9 with respect to the height of the rufile determines the position of the lower weight supporting hook I0.

Fig. 3 is a variation of the invention in which the lower'hook l5 thereof is shown as connected directly to the bracket member I6. It is anticipated that this hook may be of any suitable design or length and may be formed integral with the bracket or attached thereto preferably by spot welding in the manner shown. The adjustable ruffle supporting pin and hook, IT and I 8 respectively, as shown in this variation, is connected to the bracket in substantially the same manner as shown and described in Fig. 1 except that the pinch I9 provided at its lower end thereof pre-' a small leaf spring 20 is positioned for frictionally bearing against the pin IT for retaining this memher in an adjusted position until clamped.

The swivel plate 2| as shown arranged on the I clamp screw 22 operates to provide a larger clamping area to the face of the screw. Various other methods may be employed to increase the clamping area of the bracket if desired.

In the operation of the'device, the bracket member 2 is either slid or hooked over the curtain rod or crane arm I I to which it is to be attached. When-the bracket isin the position desired along the arm, the adjustable pin I is raised to the position required for the hook 9 to connect with the top of the ruffle. The-bracket is then clamped to the rod by tightening the clamp screw 4. This secures against further movement the drape supporting pin I. To attach the drape to the fixture requires merely the pressing of the drape at the position desired against the hooks of the device and I with a slight downward pull the drape is in place. "This operation must be repeated, of course, in connecting the hooks of each 1 1. In a drape suspending device of the class described, a bracket including means for clamping the bracket to a rod support, a drape engaging member adjustably connected to said bracket,- friction means for yieldably retaining said drape engaging member in an adjusted position, said clamping means adapted to retainsaid drape engaging member against further adjustment at the time of clamping said bracket to the rod sup- 7 port.

2. In a drapery suspending device of the class described, a bracket member including means for clamping the said bracket to a rod support, a drapery engaging member fixedly attached to said bracket, 2. second drape engaging member adjustably connected to said bracket and adapted to be secured in an adjusted position relative thereto.

3. Ina drapery supporting device of the class described, a clamping bracket adapted to be rigidly clamped to a rod support, a sharp and pointed drape engaging hook fixedly attached to said bracket, a second sharp and pointed drape engaging hook adjustably attached to said bracket, friction means for retaining said second member in an adjusted position. v

4. In a drapery suspending device of the class described, a clamping bracket including means for clamping the said bracket to a rod support, a drape engaging member fixedly attached to said bracket, a second drape engaging member adjustably connected to said bracket, friction means for yieldably retaining thesaid second member in an adjusted position, said clamping means adapted to rigidly clamp the said second member against further adjustment at the time of clamping said bracket to the rod support.

GEORGE E. DAVIS, JR.

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